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Aquarius Emporium

9 - 311 9 Street E Brooks AB T1R 1C2 · Personal Services

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Inspection summary

Aquarius Emporium has been inspected 8 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since February 2, 2024. The most recent inspection, on July 24, 2026, found no infractions.

2 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. All recorded findings relate to upkeep, equipment or paperwork rather than direct infection-control risks to clients.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for clients. In personal service settings like salons, spas and tattoo studios, higher-risk findings are the ones that could spread infection from one client to the next, through broken skin, blood or instruments that were not properly cleaned and sterilized.

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Instruments, chairs, tables and footbaths must be made of materials that can be cleaned, kept in good repair and stored so they stay clean. Single-use items such as nail files, buffers, razors and needles must be thrown away after each client.

    Recorded 8 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on June 9, 2025. For example: If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, client records, sterilization logs and required signage. Client records matter because they let health officials contact people if an infection is linked to the business.

    Recorded 2 times on February 2, 2024. For example: Is cleansing and antisepsis of skin and mucous membrane performed in accordance to written procedures and are suitable products being used?

About this data

These results come from Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health), which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

8 inspections

  1. Monitoring Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 22. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?
      • Operator has obtained three spore test kits by Eikon. One was completed and mailed in and two more kits are available for use. Please follow up with Eikon for a copy of spore test results.
  4. Monitoring Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 22. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?
      • Spore test not completed. Owner has single-use disposable clamps for back-up. Owner contacted Eikon to order a spore test which should arrive in the mail in a week's time.
  5. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 22. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?
      • Owner plans to move the autoclave to another room and to re-qualify the autoclave with a spore test.
  6. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 22. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?
      • Follow up with Germiphene for spore testing records.
  7. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • High level disinfectants used for reprocessing reusable equipment are not verified using test strips, and records are not kept to track and monitor reuse period. Owner ordered test strips to implement this procedure or may opt to use the steam sterilizer on all reusable equipment instead.
  8. Monitoring Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 10. Is cleansing and antisepsis of skin and mucous membrane performed in accordance to written procedures and are suitable products being used?
      • 70% isopropyl alochol is used for antisepsis of skin. The bottle in use did not contain an NPN number. A second bottle does contain the NPN number. Antiseptic products must have either a DIN or an NPN issued by Health Canada. Please use only the product with a DIN or NPN.
    • 12. Are personal services workers at the facility maintaining client records and where applicable, sterility documentation corresponding to that client?
      • Sterility documentation is not kept with the client service documentation and consent forms. Load numbers and verified internal chemical indicator results for all critical equipment that is reprocessed in a personal services facility and used in a personal service must be kept with that client’s records. Sterility assurance documentation from all critical equipment purchased as sterile that is used in a personal service must be kept with that client’s records.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • High level disinfectants used for reprocessing reusable equipment are not verified using test strips, and records are not kept to track and monitor reuse period.
    • 22. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?
      • A spore test is not conducted each month that sterilization occurs. Ensure one spore test is run during the month of reprocessing and sterilization.
    • 25. Are the equipment manufacturer's instructions for use of specific equipment available and followed?
      • Manual for sterilizer and energy emitting equipment was not readily available at the time of inspection. Please have all manuals readily available for energy emitting equipment, steam sterilizer, and any device that comes with a manual.

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